title: The present and future importance of mortality statistics.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Havlik
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003644:Death Certificates; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009518:New York; D010819:Physician's Role; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology